Methamphetamine doesn't just spike levels of the pleasure-inducing hormone dopamine in the reward pathways of the brain—it also provokes damaging brain inflammation through similar mechanisms.

Methamphetamine addiction has a way of looping back on itself. A rush of pleasure pulls you in, cravings follow, and the brain learns that the drug is the fastest route to reward. Yet scientists still ...

More people in the U.S. are overdosing from cocaine, methamphetamine and prescription stimulants and there's no approved medication to help them get off the drugs. Amid public health warnings about ...

Ashley made multiple attempts to get clean, but failed relationships repeatedly triggered a spiral back into addiction. Here we reveal the warning signs your loved one is a functioning addict - and ...

The pressing issue of methamphetamine addiction — especially within Florida’s LGBTQ+ community — has largely been overlooked. Florida is among the five states with the most meth users according to ...

Methamphetamine use is on the rise around the world and so too is heart failure (HF) secondary to use of the drug, yet evidence to guide clinicians is slim and inconsistent, according to a review ...

In recent years, methamphetamine-associated heart failure (MethHF) ensnared more people across sociodemographic groups without showing signs of relenting, according to the limited data available.

Methamphetamine is a highly addictive drug. People can experience withdrawal symptoms when they stop using it. These can range from fatigue and depression to intense cravings. Although most withdrawal ...

In the United States, there is a distinct tendency for opioid epidemics to be followed by stimulant epidemics. David Musto, M.D., renowned Yale historian of medicine and expert on drug policy, first ...